In order to maintain its own freedom of action, the school board would encourage potential new school providers and avoid making permanent commitments of any kind. (educationnext.org)
Make an impact with colorful furnishings that don't require permanent commitment. (bhg.com)
The arguments of Adair Turner and others seem to me to depend on a notion that you are making some kind of permanent commitment with respect to future monetary policy by engaging in money - financed fiscal policy. (larrysummers.com)